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Abstract:

This presented invention relates to the ability of individual, firearms
owners and representatives of the law enforcement, military and
governmental entities to enhance the pointability and shootability of
their firearms, there is provided a firearm accessory including a
handgun, a body including at least one securer for readily securing said
handgun to the firearm accessory, wherein the securer is selected from
the group consisting of: a grip securer, a racker and a trigger guard
securer.

Claims:

1. A handgun accessory comprising: (a) a handgun; (b) a body including at
least one securer for readily securing said handgun to the handgun
accessory.

2. The handgun accessory of claim 1, wherein said securer is selected
from the group consisting of: a grip securer, a racker and a trigger
guard securer.

3. The handgun accessory of claim 1, further comprising a shoulder pad.

5. The handgun accessory according to claim 1, further comprising a
pistol grip.

6. The handgun accessory according to claim 5, wherein said pistol grip
readily accommodates a magazine.

7. The handgun accessory according to claim 1, further comprising a grip
securer, which grip securer readily accommodates a magazine.

8. The handgun accessory according to claim 2, further comprising a
recoil control system.

9. The handgun accessory according to claim 8, wherein said recoil
control system is selected from the group consisting of: a weight, a
muzzle brake, a compensator, a porting, a slowing of departing combustion
gasses and an expansion chamber.

10. The handgun accessory according to claim 1, further comprising an aft
racker.

11. The handgun accessory according to claim 10, wherein said racker is
attached to said handgun accessory.

12. The handgun accessory according to claim 10, wherein said racker is
not attached to said handgun.

13. The handgun accessory according to claim 12 wherein said racker
further comprises a barrel recess.

14. The handgun accessory according to claim 1, further comprising a
trigger guard and a trigger guard securer readily facilitating
displacement of a trigger within said trigger guard.

15. The handgun accessory according to claim 8, further comprising: (a) a
shoulder pad; (b) a trigger guard securer; and (c) a grip securer.

16. The handgun accessory according to claim 15, further comprising: (d)
an aft racker including a barrel recess, wherein said aft racker is not
attached to said handgun.

18. The handgun accessory according to claim 17, wherein said trigger
guard securer readily facilitates displacement of a trigger within said
trigger guard.

19. A handgun accessory comprising: (a) a handgun; (b) a body including
at least one securer for readily securing said handgun to the handgun
accessory; (c) a locking mechanism for locking said handgun in said body.

20. The handgun accessory according to claim 19, wherein said locking
mechanism is an electronic locking mechanism.

[0002] The disclosure of the above-identified patent applications and
patents is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety

FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] This presented invention relates to the ability of individual,
firearms owners and representatives of the law enforcement, military and
governmental entities to enhance the pointability and shootability of
their firearms.

[0004] As is the case with any handheld handgun, a user must first "cock"
the handgun. Cocking is known as the process of displacing the hammer of
a handgun to a rearward position, thereby preparing the trigger of the
weapon for firing. Cocking is generally accomplished in one of several
ways, depending on the make and model of a given handgun. In many handgun
models a user may cock the weapon by manually thumbing back the hammer of
the handgun. In other models, a "slide" is displaced to aft of the
handgun. In still other models, such as in double action handguns, a
rearward displacement of the trigger results in a complimentary rearward
displacement of the hammer. Release of the hammer occurs when the trigger
of the handgun is depressed with the requisite amount of pressure. Once
the handgun has been appropriately cocked, the handgun thereby becomes
ready to be discharged by a rearward displacement of the handgun's
trigger.

[0005] When the user "racks the handgun" or "racks the slide" of the
handgun, a user invariably performs an action selected from the group
consisting of: racking an upper end of the handgun, loading the handgun
and/or "chambering" a round into the barrel of the handgun, unloading the
handgun and clearing malfunctions and/or jams in the operation of the
handgun. Namely, "racking the handgun" or "racking the slide" of the
handgun facilitates performing an action selected from the group
consisting of: racking an upper end of the handgun, loading the handgun,
unloading the handgun and clearing malfunctions and jams in the operation
of the handgun.

[0006] When the user "pulls the trigger" of the handgun, it causes a
complimentary displacement of the hammer to a forward position, which
hammer hits the weapon's firing pin, thereby displacing the firing pin to
impact the firing cap of the chambered cartridge. With a standard
cartridge, impacting the firing cap causes a chemical reaction whereby
the primer and gunpowder in the bullet are burned, which burning leads to
the bullet being launched from the cartridge at a high velocity
invariably between 800-1400 feet per second (fps) in handguns and even in
excess of 3000 fps in high powered rifles.

[0007] The term "handgun" as used herein shall include any handgun and/or
handheld handgun including but not limited to, handguns, revolvers, and
the like.

[0008] With modern usage of handguns for self defense and especially
handguns and revolvers, there is a growing need to adapt the handgun for
longer range use and/or Close Quarter Battle (CQB), attachment of optical
device such as "red-dot" sights, illuminations system, laser sights,
telescopic sights and the like.

Some handgun manufacturers now offer several model with a "under barrel"
Picatinny rail. The Picatinny rail is a bracket used on some handguns in
order to provide a standardized mounting platform for telescopic sights
and other accessories, such as tactical lights and laser sighting
modules. The standard was first published by the Picatinny Arsenal and
carries the official title MIL-STD-1913. It is also known by the NATO
designation STANAG 2324. Nevertheless, this system is deficient when
trying to mount ACOG (Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight) Telescopic sight,
Aimpoint®, Red Dot and similar systems which systems require an "over
barrel" mounting on many handguns.

[0009] Many handguns are carried in a holster which significantly impedes
any attachments thereto. Furthermore, Handguns do not have stocks and
cannot be "shouldered" in many scenarios.

[0010] There is an increasing need for a quick, rapid deployment accessory
readily facilitating transition from a handgun or short handgun use to a
"stocked" handgun which handguns can be readily equipped with a plurality
of ACOG's or picatinny railed and "over barrel" optics.

[0011] This has become especially true and pertinent in lieu of modern
"active shooter" scenarios and modern terror threats which negate
negotiations and require rapid response from on-scene officers, law
enforcement or armed professional.

[0012] An active shooter is defined to include, but not be limited to, any
armed person who has used deadly physical force on other persons and
continues to do so while having unrestricted access to additional
victims.

[0013] The definition includes so-called "snipers" and may include suicide
bombers as well. Consequently Active shooters have caused a paradigm
shift in law enforcement training and tactics, especially as these
persons do not necessarily expect to escape or even survive these
situations.

[0014] When an active shooter begins his attack, it is imperative that the
initial police responders immediately pursue and establish contact with
the shooter at the earliest opportunity. The sooner the shooter can be
contained, captured or neutralized, the fewer the casualties incurred.
During the pursuit, police officers will move through unsecured areas,
and bypass dead, wounded and panicked citizens while approaching the
perpetrators. It is important for law enforcement personnel to survive
the encounter to end a massacre, rather than become additional victims.

[0015] Modern "Immediate Action Rapid Deployment" (IARD) police tactics
and protective equipment have been developed that enable first responder
patrol officers to rapidly approach armed individuals. Trained officers
must have the ability to move swiftly while simultaneously aiming and
operating a pistol, submachine gun, or assault rifle. Sadly, most
officers only have a handgun available and cannot convert them to
shouldered/stocked weapons rapidly and/or readily.

[0016] The ability of police officers to apply accurate firepower is vital
during an active shooter emergency, as rescuing officers are reluctant to
use weapons in crowded areas for fear of adding to the casualty count,
and have a difficult time getting closer to an active shooter without
ballistic protection.

[0017] The history of handguns has shown many attempts to ad butt stocks
to handguns by attaching a stock to the rear of the handgun. By way of
example, Russian Stechkin APS machine pistols have the capability of
using a detachable wooden stock. Nevertheless, due to the fact there is
no foregrip and no means to attach any optics and/or ACOG's this
attempted solution is woefully deficient.

[0018] Another example is the Mauser C96 with an integral box magazine in
front of the trigger, the long barrel, the wooden shoulder stock which
can double as a holster or carrying case, and the handle shaped like the
end of a broom's handle that earned it the nickname "Broomhandle" among
Anglophone speakers.

[0019] A latent deficiency of this attempted solution is the bulkiness of
the handgun which renders it almost useless as a modern LE weapon, as
well as the inability to attach any optics/ACOG's and the like.
Furthermore, any attempt to use either a Stechkin style or Mauser style
weapon system in any situation in which IARD is required is bound to fail
costing innocent lives.

[0020] A further attempt was performed with Heckler & Koch® producing a
version of the VP70 with attached shoulder stock covered by U.S. Pat. No.
3,861,273 with a fire selector behind backstrap of the pistol, capable of
selecting three shot bursts while the shoulder stock doubled as a rather
clumsy holster, reminiscent of the Russian Stechkin series.

[0021] Nevertheless, even the VP70 and all subsequent attempts suffer from
the above latent deficiencies of an inability to attach optics and/or
ACOG's as well as a lack of foregrip and a usually cumbersome
constructions rendering the handguns incapable of IARD roles as well as
primary sidearm.

[0022] U.S. Pat. No. 6,349,496 to George Joseph Neely (hereinafter '496)
discloses an trigger guard lock. Among other deficiencies, utilization of
trigger guard lock according to the teachings of '496 would create a
cumbersome, slow mechanism which would impede rapid transition between
conversion modes. Moreover, utilization of a trigger guard lock according
to teachings of '496 would render any such conversion useless as a user
has no access to the trigger within the trigger guard. As a matter of
fact, '496 actually teaches away from the use of a trigger guard securer
which readily facilitates displacement of the trigger within the trigger
guard.

[0023] EP Patent 1870660 to Thomas (hereinafter '660) discloses a
replaceable pistol grip facilitating use of a plurality of grips with a
handgun. Among other deficiencies, utilization of a pistol grip according
to the teachings of '660 requires making modification to the handgun
between configurations. Moreover, there is no indication of conversion of
a handgun devoid of any modifications. This would be especially true when
attempting to convert a "Glock®" or any other Polymer framed handgun
which does not facilitate any such changes to the pistol grip whatsoever.

[0024] U.S. Pat. No. 5,711,102 to John L. Plaster (hereinafter '102)
discloses a replaceable rifle stock. Among other deficiencies,
utilization of a rifle stock according to the teachings of '102 does not
facilitate situating and/or securing a handgun in such a rifle stuck.
Thus, there is no indication of how to convert a handgun to "carbine
mode" in '102.

[0025] US Patent Application 2006/050467 to Michael J Poulin (hereinafter
'467) discloses pistol grip conversion on a Smith & Wesson® handgun.
Among other deficiencies, utilization of utilization of a pistol grip
according to the teachings of '467 requires making modification to the
handgun between configurations. Moreover, there is no indication of
conversion of a handgun devoid of any modifications.

[0026] This would be especially true when attempting to convert a
"Glock®" or any other Polymer framed handgun which does not facilitate
any such changes to the pistol grip whatsoever.

[0027] U.S. Pat. No. 6,829,855 to Ralph Arthur Seifert (hereinafter '855)
discloses a rifle stock with a "quick release" magazine holder. Among
other deficiencies, utilization of a rifle stock according to the
teachings of '855 does not facilitate or even indicate the possibility of
securing a magazine in a foregrip of a weapon. Moreover, the teachings of
'855 do not provide for situating and securing a magazine in close
proximity to the magazine of the firearm and substantially without
impeding "rapid" magazine changes and/or without displacing the spare
magazine from where the spare magazine is secured.

[0028] Thus, there is a need for a handgun accessory readily facilitating
a handgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon capable of IARD
tasks. There is a further need for a handgun accessory facilitating a
handgun to be converted rapidly to a weapon system with a foregrip and/or
not cumbersome.

[0029] There is still a further need for a handgun accessory readily
facilitating a handgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon
capable of attaching a wide variety and even a plurality of optics/ACOG's
and the like as well as adding multiple picatinny rails to a handgun,
especially with an "over barrel" configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030]FIG. 1 is a side cross section view of an exemplary handgun
accessory of the present invention;

[0032] FIG. 3 is a side view of a further alternative exemplary handgun
accessory of the present invention with a variety of magazine carrying
options;

[0033]FIG. 4 is a side view of a handgun and a non-gunsmithing aft
racker;

[0034]FIG. 5 is a front view of a handgun and a non-gunsmithing aft
racker; and

[0035]FIG. 6 is a view of a handgun and a non-gunsmithing aft racker in
use with an exemplary handgun accessory.

[0036] The following illustrations describe few of the possibilities for
the potential product and are not limiting or dictating in any way the
final configuration of the handgun accessory.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0037] It has been recognized that it would be advantageous to develop a
handgun accessory to enable a rapid and safe mounting and removal of a
handguns. Preferably, such a handgun accessory would readily facilitate a
handgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon capable of IARD
tasks. Preferably, such a handgun accessory would readily facilitate a
handgun to be converted rapidly to a weapon system with a fore-grip
and/or not being cumbersome.

[0038] More preferably, such a handgun accessory facilitate converting a
handgun to be a shouldered weapon capable of attaching a wide variety and
even a plurality of optics/ACOG's and as well as adding multiple
picatinny rails to a handgun, especially with an "over barrel"
configuration.

[0039] This present invention provides a handgun accessory for enabling
rapid and safe mounting and removal of a handguns and/or facilitating a
handgun to be rapidly converted to a shouldered weapon capable of IARD
tasks and/or readily facilitating handgun conversion to a weapon system
with a fore-grip and/or readily facilitating converting a handgun to a
shouldered weapon capable of attaching a wide variety and even a
plurality of optics/ACOG's and as well as adding multiple picatinny rails
to a handgun, especially with an "over barrel" configuration.

[0040] The principles and operation of the present invention may be better
understood with reference to the drawings and the accompanying
description. Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in
its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the
components set forth in the following description and\or as illustrated
in the drawings.

[0041] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used
herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary
skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The materials,
dimensions, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only
and are not intended to be limiting.

[0042]FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a handgun accessory 10 according
to the present invention.

[0048] Preferably, handgun accessory 10 includes a "racker" 22 for readily
engaging an upper end 24 of handgun 12. Preferably, "racker" 22 is geared
towards a user performing an action selected from the group consisting
of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading
handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of
handgun 12. Namely, "racker" 22 readily facilitates performing an action
selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun
12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing any
malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12, such that "racker"
22 can be situated according to any location known in the art. Thus,
"racker" 22 can be readily situated substantially aft of handgun 12,
substantially forward of handgun 12, substantially on top of handgun 12
or substantially in adjacency to handgun 12.

[0049] Preferably and as shown in FIG. 1, racker 22 is located aft of
handgun 12.

[0050] Preferably, racker 22 is attached to handgun accessory 10 and not
to handgun 12.

[0053] Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes a lower picatinny rail 36
for readily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG's and/or
aiming devices. It is quite common in the modern battlefield as well as
LE and civilian uses to attach more than one optic accessory. By way of
example only, a light source, a laser aiming device and even a "red dot"
have been known to be used in conjunction on a single weapon system.

[0054] It is further envisaged to replace any of the above picatinny rails
with any other mounting system beneficial to the usefulness and
properties of handgun accessory 10.

[0055]FIG. 2 shows an upper view of the first embodiment of a handgun
accessory 10 according to the present invention.

[0056] As shown in FIG. 2, handgun accessory 10 includes a body 11 for
readily and securely accommodates a handgun 12.

[0059] Preferably, handgun accessory 10 includes a "racker" 22 for readily
engaging an upper end 24 of handgun 12. Preferably, "racker" 22 is geared
towards a user performing an action selected from the group consisting
of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading
handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of
handgun 12.

[0060] Preferably, handgun accessory 10 is attached to or integrally
formed with a shoulder pad 26 for readily facilitating shouldering and/or
rapid deployment of handgun 12 with handgun accessory 10.

[0061] Preferably, shoulder pad 26 is attached to, or integrally formed
with, a folding and/or retractable stock 27 as shown in FIG. 2. Thus, a
plurality of overall weapon system lengths can be readily achieved to
suit differing physique and body sizes as well as to suit a variety of
shooting techniques including but not limited to "peck vest", instinctive
pointing, raising shoulder pad 26 above the shoulder of the user akin of
certain special forces disciplines, centering shoulder pad in the middle
of a ceramic plate or middle solar plexus of a bullet proof vest and the
like.

[0062] Optionally, a "pistol grip" 28 is attached to or integrally formed
with handgun accessory 10, for readily enhancing pointability and/or
rapid alignment of handgun and sighting of the user.

[0063] Preferably, "pistol grip" 28 is hingedly attached by way of a hinge
30 attached to, or integrally formed with, handgun accessory 10. Pistol
grip 28 is geared towards readily facilitating "folding" of pistol grip
28. Thus, a user can choose between conventional use of handgun accessory
10 similarly of standard rifles and/or SMG's as well as rapid conversion
to a pistol grip weapon. As shown in FIG. 2 handgun accessory 10 is with
pistol grip 28 in the "closed position"

[0064] Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes an upper picatinny rail
32 for readily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACOG's
and/or aiming devices. Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes at least
one side picatinny rail 34 for readily facilitating attaching a wide
variety of optics/ACOG's and/or aiming devices. It is quite common in the
modern battlefield as well as LE and civilian uses to attach more than
one optic accessory. By way of example only, a light source, a laser
aiming device and even a "red dot" have been known to be used in
conjunction on a single weapon system. It is envisaged that handgun
accessory 10 can include a plurality of side picatinny rails 32 in
addition to upper picatinny rail 34 for this purpose, among others.

[0066]FIG. 2 shows at least one, recoil control system 38 attached to, or
integrally formed with either handgun accessory 10 or handgun 12 for
readily controlling and/or decreasing objective and subjective recoil.

[0067] Preferably, recoil control system is selected from the group
consisting of: a weight, a muzzle brake, a compensator, a porting, a
slowing of departing combustion gasses and an expansion chamber.

[0068] Notably, muzzle brakes are usually external to the barrel of the
firearm or cannon, while a recoil compensator is typically part of the
structure of the barrel of the handgun.

[0069] Typically, Muzzle brakes are simple in concept wherein, the muzzle
brake consists of a small length of tubing mounted at right angles to the
end of the barrel.

[0070] Muzzle brakes most often utilize slots, vents, holes, baffles, and
similar devices to redirect and control the burst of combustion gases
that follows the departure of a projectile.

[0071] Typically, porting involves ports or holes in the barrel near the
muzzle that vent gas prior to the departure of the bullet.

[0072] A third method involves slowing the departure of combustion gases
rather than redirection. Slowing of the gases is the method used on
suppressors and linear compensators. In conventional designs, combustion
gases depart the brake at an angle to the bore. This counteracts the
rearward movement of the barrel due to recoil as well as the upward rise
of the muzzle. The mass and velocity of the gases is significant enough
to move the handgun in the opposite direction of recoil.

[0073] Optionally, the muzzle brake is angled slightly to the right to
counteract the sideways movement of the gun under recoil.

[0074] There are advantages and disadvantages to muzzle brakes. Recoil is
a subjective concept. Whilst some users may perceive it as pain, others
may perceive recoil as movement of the sights, and some users as rearward
thrust.

[0075] Recoil energy can be sharp if the impulse is fast or may be
considered soft even if the same total energy is transferred. Though
there are numerous ways of measuring the energy of a recoil impulse, it's
generally true that between 10% and 50% reductions can be measured.

[0076] One of the primary advantages of a muzzle brake is the reduction of
muzzle rise. This allows a weapon's sights to be realigned more quickly.
This is relevant particularly for fully automatic weapons. Muzzle rise is
often entirely eliminated by an efficient design. Because the rifle moves
rearward less, the shooter has little to compensate for. This is
particularly true of rapid-fire, fully-automatic fire, and large-bore
hunting rifles. They are also common on small-bore varmint rifles, where
reducing the muzzle rise allows the shooter to see the bullet impact
through the scope.

[0077] FIG. 3 shows a first embodiment of a handgun accessory 10 according
to the present invention.

[0080] Preferably, handgun accessory 10 includes a "racker" 22 for readily
engaging an upper end 24 of handgun 12. Preferably, "racker" 22 is geared
towards a user performing an action selected from the group consisting
of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading
handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of
handgun 12.

[0081] Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes an upper picatinny rail
32 for readily facilitating attaching a wide variety of optics/ACO's
and/or aiming devices. Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes at least
one side picatinny rail 34 for readily facilitating attaching a wide
variety of optics/ACOG's and/or aiming devices. It is quite common in the
modern battlefield as well as LE and civilian uses to attach more than
one optic accessory. By way of example only, a light source, a laser
aiming device and even a "red dot" have been known to be used in
conjunction on a single weapon system. It is envisaged that handgun
accessory 10 can include a plurality of side picatinny rails 32 in
addition to upper picatinny rail 34 for this purpose, among others.

[0082] It is further envisaged to replace any of the above picatinny rails
with any other mounting system beneficial to the usefulness and
properties of handgun accessory 10.

[0083] Optionally, handgun accessory 10 includes a magazine grip securer
40 for readily securing a grip 20 of handgun 12 to handgun accessory 10.
Furthermore, magazine grip securer 40 readily accommodates a standard
magazine 42 or an extended magazine 44 for handgun 12. Optionally, a
magazine safety catch 46 is attached to or integrally formed with
magazine grip securer 40 for readily facilitating secure carriage of
either standard magazine 42 or an extended magazine 44 for handgun 12 as
well as rapid reloads upon depletion of any magazine in handgun 12.

[0084] Preferably, handgun accessory 10 is attached to or integrally
formed with a magazine shoulder pad 48 for readily facilitating
shouldering and/or rapid deployment of handgun 12 with handgun accessory
10 as well as magazine shoulder pad 48 readily accommodating a standard
magazine 42 or an extended magazine 44 for handgun 12. Optionally, a
magazine safety catch 46 is attached to or integrally formed with
magazine shoulder pad 48 for readily facilitating secure carriage of
either standard magazine 42 or an extended magazine 44 for handgun 12 as
well as rapid reloads upon depletion of any magazine in handgun 12.

[0085] Preferably, magazine shoulder pad 48 is attached to, or integrally
formed with, a folding and/or retractable stock 50 as shown in FIG. 3.
Thus, a plurality of overall weapon system lengths can be readily
achieved to suit differing physique and body sizes as well as to suit a
variety of shooting techniques including but not limited to "peck vest",
instinctive pointing, raising magazine shoulder pad 48 above the shoulder
of the user akin of certain special forces disciplines, centering
shoulder pad in the middle of a ceramic plate or middle solar plexus of a
bullet proof vest and the like.

[0086] Optionally, a magazine "pistol grip" 52 is attached to or
integrally formed with handgun accessory 10, for readily enhancing
pointability and/or rapid alignment of handgun and sighting of the user
for readily facilitating shouldering and/or rapid deployment of handgun
12 with handgun accessory 10 as well as magazine "pistol grip" 52 readily
accommodating a standard magazine 42 or an extended magazine 44 for
handgun 12. Optionally, a magazine safety catch 46 is attached to or
integrally formed with magazine "pistol grip" 52 for readily facilitating
secure carriage of either standard magazine 42 or an extended magazine 44
for handgun 12 as well as rapid reloads upon depletion of any magazine in
handgun 12.

[0087] Preferably, magazine "pistol grip" 52 is hingedly attached by way
of a hinge 54 attached to, or integrally formed with, handgun accessory
10. Magazine "pistol grip" 52 is geared towards readily facilitating
"folding" of magazine "pistol grip" 52. Thus, a user can choose between
conventional use of handgun accessory 10 similarly of standard rifles
and/or SMG's as well as rapid conversion to a pistol grip weapon. As
shown in FIG. 3, handgun accessory 10 includes magazine "pistol grip" 52
in the open position.

[0088] It is further envisaged to replace any of the above picatinny rails
with any other mounting system beneficial to the usefulness and
properties of handgun accessory 10.

[0089] Optionally, a "locking" mechanism 56 is provided for preventing the
subject from removing the restrainer prior to when desired by the
retaining government body.

[0090] Preferably, "locking" mechanism 56 is an electronic locking
mechanism which is encoded according to authorized users who bear a
complimentary electronic key.

[0091]FIG. 4 shows "racker" 22 of FIG. 1 for readily engaging an upper
end 24 of handgun 12. Preferably, "racker" 22 is geared towards a user
performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper
end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and
clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12.
Namely, "racker" 22 readily facilitates performing an action selected
from the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12, loading
handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctions and jams
in the operation of handgun 12, such that "racker" 22 can be situated
according to any location known in the art. Thus, "racker" 22 can be
readily situated substantially aft of handgun 12, substantially forward
of handgun 12, substantially on top of handgun 12 or substantially in
adjacency to handgun 12.

[0092] Preferably and as shown in FIG. 4, racker 22 is located aft of
handgun 12.

[0093] Preferably, racker 22 is not attached to handgun 12.

[0094] Preferably, "racker" 22 includes at least one, two are shown,
apertures 25 formed in "racker" 22 for readily facilitating flow of gas
and/or release of pressure similar to muzzle brakes, compensators and the
like.

[0095]FIG. 5 shows "racker" 22 of FIG. 1 for readily engaging an upper
end 24 of handgun 12. Preferably, "racker" 22 is geared towards a user
performing an action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper
end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and
clearing any malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12.
Namely, "racker" 22 readily facilitates performing an action selected
from the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12, loading
handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctions and jams
in the operation of handgun 12, such that "racker" 22 can be situated
according to any location known in the art. Thus, "racker" 22 can be
readily situated substantially aft of handgun 12, substantially forward
of handgun 12, substantially on top of handgun 12 or substantially in
adjacency to handgun 12.

[0096] Preferably and as shown in FIG. 5, racker 22 is located aft of
handgun 12.

[0097] Preferably, racker 22 is not attached to handgun 12.

[0098] Preferably and as shown in FIG. 5 "racker" 22 has a barrel recess
27 formed in "racker" 22 for readily facilitating displacing a barrel 29
of handgun 12. Thus, "racker" 22 readily facilitates a user performing an
action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 of
handgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing any
malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12.

[0099]FIG. 6 "racker" 22 of FIG. 1 in use with handgun accessory 10.
Preferably, "racker" 22 readily engages an upper end 24 of handgun 12.
Preferably, "racker" 22 is geared towards a user performing an action
selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun
12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing any
malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12. Namely, "racker" 22
readily facilitates performing an action selected from the group
consisting of: racking upper end 24 of handgun 12, loading handgun 12,
unloading handgun 12 and clearing any malfunctions and jams in the
operation of handgun 12, such that "racker" 22 can be situated according
to any location known in the art. Thus, "racker" 22 can be readily
situated substantially at of handgun 12, substantially forward of handgun
12, substantially on top of handgun 12 or substantially in adjacency to
handgun 12.

[0100] Preferably and as shown in FIG. 6, racker 22 is located aft of
handgun 12.

[0101] Preferably, racker 22 is not attached to handgun 12. Preferably,
"racker" 22 includes at least one aperture 25 formed in "racker" 22 for
readily facilitating flow of gas and/or release of pressure similar to
muzzle brakes, compensators and the like.

[0102] Preferably and as shown in FIG. 5 "racker" 22 has a barrel recess
27 formed in "racker" 22 for readily facilitating displacing a barrel 29
of handgun 12. Thus, "racker" 22 readily facilitates a user performing an
action selected from the group consisting of: racking upper end 24 of
handgun 12, loading handgun 12, unloading handgun 12 and clearing any
malfunctions and jams in the operation of handgun 12.

[0103] Although the invention has been described in conjunction with
specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives,
modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the
art. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives,
modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope
of the appended claims.

[0104] It will be appreciated that the above descriptions are intended to
only serve as examples, and that many other embodiments are possible
within the spirit and scope of the present invention.